Background: Hypertension is the most common reason for consultation at the Cagayan Valley Medical Center Employees’ Health Services (CVMC EHS) Clinic. No local study has been done to investigate the risk factors of hypertension among the employees, purposely for health promotion and specific prevention activities against hypertension Objective: To determine the hypertension-related risk factors among employees of Cagayan Valley Medical Center, Tuguegarao City Methodology: The study was conducted at the CVMC EHS Clinic of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, utilizing the Annual Physical Examination records, with the Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Assessment Form of all employees satisfying the inclusion criteria, who came in for Annual Physical Examination from August 2017 to July 2018. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the collected data Results: Majority of the employees who had their Annual Physical Examination have hypertension (62.96%). Most of them were adults with ages ranging from 40 to 60 years old (73.91%), male (73.69%), and married (73.26%). As to socio-economic profile, most hypertensives were college graduate (96.87%) and with annual family income of Php 250,000 – 480,000 (74.52%). Clinical profile of hypertensive employees revealed a family history of hypertension (57.79%) and with obesity (47.36%). Risk factors noted to be common among the hypertensive employees are low physical activity (95.65%), family history of hypertension (85%), lack or insufficient intake of fruit and vegetables (60.87%) and frequent alcohol consumption (30.43%). Obesity and elevated lipid profile showed high prevalence among the hypertensive with 47.36% and 54.35%, respectively Conclusion The high prevalence of hypertension and its related risk factors among the regular employees of CVMC is of great concern. These underscore the need for urgent public health interventions to encourage changes in lifestyle pattern to promote health and prevent diseases
Hypertension ; Risk Factors ; Occupational Groups

Background: Medical research is undoubtedly an essential tool in improving health care. Thus, every resident physician should participate in health research activities to keep his knowledge and training up-to-date. Although research is incorporated in residency training, several studies have shown that much is still lacking in terms of the residents’ knowledge, attitude, and practices in research. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, practices, and barriers in conducting research among resident physicians in Cagayan Valley Medical Center. Methods: This study utilized a descriptive survey design. Purposive sampling with total enumeration was done. A total of 108 resident trainees were included in the study. Validated questionnaires were used to assess the residents’ knowledge, attitude, practices, and barriers in conducting research. Results: The level of research knowledge of the resident trainees is below average, and their overall research practice is poor. On the contrary, the residents’ attitude towards research is positive. The residents’ level of research knowledge significantly differed across age (p=0.010) and year level (p=0.012). The trainees’ research attitude significantly differed in terms of current involvement in research (p=0.048). The top three barriers identified were lack of research training and skills, insufficient time allotted for research, and lack of statistical support. Conclusion There is a need to fill the gap between the residents’ positive attitude and their below average level of knowledge and poor practice in research. Addressing the barriers in conducting research is also needed to improve the overall standards of research among the residents.
Attitude ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Knowledge